Improved ribbon-case



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GEORGE r. WooLsToN, 0F MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA.

Letters Parme 1r 90,530, dated Not-ontw 2, 1869.

IMPROVED RIBBON-CASE.

wor- Thn Schedule referred to in these Letten Patent nad making p'axt of the same.

vTo all 'whom 'it may concern.:

Be it known that l, German F. WooLsTox, of Marshalltown, in the county of Marshall, and State ot'lowa., have-invented a new and useful Improvement in Ribbon- (Jaseg and I do herehydeelare thatthe following is a tull,

'for measuring the saine as they are sold, the arraugz ment being more especially designcdibx velvet and other expensive ribbons,v but applicable to all ribbons, as well as laces, and other narrow' goods; and

The invention consists in arranging, ina box or case ot suitable sizerspools of various widths, to suit the diti'erent widths of ribbon sold, and providing eaeh spool with a pulley, and with an adjustable drivingpulley, ou a shalt passing through the case-,as will be hereinalter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a vertical ci'osssection of fig. 2, through the line :c x, showing the position of the spools, and ot' the driving-pulley, by means ot which the spools are revolved.

Figure 2 is a. trout .view of the case, partly in section, as through the `lille y y ot'flg. 1, showing a. portion of the spools, and the slots through which the ,ribbons are dl'awn, when they are measured.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding arts. p A represents the case, which is Arectangular in form, and ofany desired length and breadth.

B represents the spools, which may be more or less in number, and of val-ions widths.

Each spool has a small pulley, c, on its end on whioh the baud D works from the driving-pulley E.

The spool revolveson a round rod, which is 'statioua-ry. The driving-pulley is on a square shaft, l",

which has journals, and revolves in Vtheends ol' the case.

One end of this shaft passes through the esse, with. a. clank, G, upou.it, as seen in iig.2.

The ribbons are wound upon the spools b r revolving the shaft F; wit-h the bami l) arranged ou the .driving-pulley, and on one of the pulleys C, as represented. A

' lhe driving-pulley E is -iitted loosely on the square shaft- 1", so that it can be readilylnoved from one spool.

to another.

The ribbon,iu`beiug retailel ors Idir-nn the spools, is drawn through the slots H, in the iront of thc case,

one ol which is oppositemieh spool.

In front of the ease a wire, I,extends, to which a tame-lino, J, is attac-hed by a ring, so that it may. bc used for any one ot' the spools. A v

K represents the cover ofthe ease,whieh is hinged,

as seen at 1n. By raising this over, theribbous are' all exposed to view.

Each ot' the slots H is unlabeled, to indicate the dilerent widths ot' ribbon.

The advantages ot' this arrangement will-be readily understood lgvlnerehants, and all others acquainted with the subject.

Having .thus described my im'ention,

1 claim as new, and desire to securejby Letters .Patent-e,

lhe spools B, with the pulleys C, the adjustable driving-pulley E, on the shaft F, 'and the hand D, 'in

combination with the ease A,ronstructed, arranged, and operating as and for the purposes described.,

GEO.F. WOGLSTON.

Xl'itnesses F. P. PARKER, E. C. Rice. 

